options: allow separate values for max_latency

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@@ -2663,11 +2663,12 @@ I/O latency
        true, fio will continue running and try to meet :option:`latency_target`
        by adjusting queue depth.
 
-.. option:: max_latency=time
+.. option:: max_latency=time[,time][,time]
 
        If set, fio will exit the job with an ETIMEDOUT error if it exceeds this
        maximum latency. When the unit is omitted, the value is interpreted in
-       microseconds.
+       microseconds. Comma-separated values may be specified for reads, writes,
+       and trims as described in :option:`blocksize`.
 
 .. option:: rate_cycle=int